AT&T has fired a salvo in the Internet wars with its confirmation this weekend that it will start charging extra for bandwidth hogs in May.

DSL customers who download more than 150GB of data in a given month will be charged $10 for each extra 50GB used. Users of its "U-verse" fiber product will be charged if they exceed 250GB in a given month.

(User's notes: It's very conceivable. It's can start as companies using your usage data without you even knowing it, then grow into an abomination. The infrastructure is already in place, follow the link below to learn more about power lines as a medium for data transfer)

Over the past few years the media has continually written that they are "unexpectedly" reporting on bad economic data. How long until they wake up and start expecting the reports that are following the same trend month after month?